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There was another debate in the House of Commons last night on the Canada Indemnity Bill, and Dr. LusH INTON, the chief speaker, contended stoutly that Lord DURHAM'S ordinances were in every respect legal, even to the deportation to Bermuda. He even appealed to the doubts of Sir WILLIAM FOLLETT ; and Sir WILLIAM, as Mr. FINCH observed, went out of the House without declaring that Dr. LUSHINGTGN'S interpretation of the law was incorrect. Dr. Lustut4cToll referred to the discordant opinions of legal men on the subject, and came to the conclusion that Lord DURHAM'S conduct was not illegal, and that if it were illegal, he was not liable to blame for not knowing that about which the very highest legal authorities differ. Now this statement has fully convinced us of the propriety of the course we took, and have all along taken, on this question, of discarding wholly the consideration of the legality or illegality of the ordinances, and judging of them only by their adaptation to times and circumstances. We took that ground at first, and well are we now justified for putting out of our consideration that legality which the masters of the legal art declare to he an unknown and unappreciable quantity. This declaration of Dr. LUSHINGTON, and the general aversion to the Bill evinced by the Liberal Members of the House of Commons last night, makes us look back to the de bate in the House of Lords in the first instance, and there we remember that the LORD CHANCELLOR gave an opinion almost as strong as Dr. LustitswroN, in favour of the lega lity of Lord DURHAM'S conduct and of the ordinances. The only point on which he doubted was that of Ber muda ; but that was not surely sufficient ground for the Ministers, even after their defeat, to have accepted a Bill of which they personally, and all their supporters, de clare an abhorrence. Lord MELBOURNE ought, we pre sume, to have stated that he disapproved of the Bill, that be thought the error as to Bermuda a mere trifle, that he would stand by the ordinances which he considered politic and wise, in spite of any little technical defects, and that the Peers must themselves take all the responsibility, and be liable for all the consequonces of sending such a Bill to the House of Commons: Lord MELBOURNE very unadvisedly, as we now at least think, took a different course ; ho aceept.ed the Bill of indemnity, as if Lard DU RHAM had committed some great offence, and undertook to have it supported in the House of Commons. That was wrong ; but after taking that step the next thing to he done was to make it appear proper and wise if possible. The Ministers in the House of Commons should, therefore, have held similar language, and have adopted similar conduct to the Ministers in the House of Lords. duct of Lord linouGHAm, the Ministers. cannot be sur sed at his personal hostility, of whielt they Lave no right complain. We intinakd in The nof ye .terdAy that it was our intenti9n io refer a second tittin to the subject of a petition, casually mentioned by Lord BROUGHAM in the lliiuse of Lords on Tuesday c‘cning, relative to the conduct of the planters towards the emancipated Negroes in the West Indies. It wits stated by his Lordship, that communica tions bad been made to him to the effect, that although the Colonial Legislatures had voluntarily recognized the free dom of the coloured race, yet that, by the adoption of , hat were termed " police regulations," the physical condition of the Negroes was just as deplorable now as it was seven years ago. No;v, it so happens that we have received thi,i morning a letter from a CorieA poodent, worthy of tic most implicit credit, in which the correctness of Lord BaonottaNt's statement is fully borne out ; and consequently the necessity of closely attending to the operation of the Emancipation Act in the West- Indies, forcibly established. Tile following extract from this letter will be perched by the Emancipationists, and the people of England generally, with lively interest : " The last packet has brought a very large amount of important in. elligenc, from the Colonies in the shape of correspondence and news ,,apers, which it will be quite impossible, in the short space of a letter, to bring under your attention. The most important information, however, tb'ained from these sources respects the laws which have been passed by the Colonial Legislatures,-and the Courts of Policy in the West Indies, in view of the termination of the apprenticeship. Barbadoes has pro. duced five Acts—all of which have received the sanction of the Exe_ eutive, and are now in operation in that colony—which are designed to coerce labour under a state of freedom, and, as much as wtssible, to bring the enfranchised slaves under the tyranny of their old masters.. In British Guiana two ordinances, of a most stringent nature, have passed the Court of Policy, viz., a Vagrant Act and a Police Act, the enforcement of which will render freedom but a name. Other colonies are following the example thus set them; and I am persuaded that, tiniest some check can be interposed, we shall be swamped by all sorts laws, to defeat us of the fruits of our victory. " It appears to be of the utmost importance, first, that all laws and ordinances passed in the Colonies should contain a suspending clause, which would give time for their being carefully scrutinized at home, previously to their going into operation as law. At present, themomeot they receive the sanction of the Executive, however opposed they may be to the newly-acquired rights of the negroes, they are law in the Colonies, until disallowed by the Queen in Council. An infinitude of mischief would be prevented by such an arrange. ment as that which is now proposed. Second, That all Orders in Council issued by the home Government, should be published in the Gazette. In the papers arrived, there are several projects of law For Jamaica, which, if matured, will be productive of the most mis chievous effects. " One other point of importance is, whether the Government have made up their minds to recognise the independence of Hayti ; and to repeal the law which prevents that Power from commercial intercourse with Jamaica? It is perfectly disgraceful that, after the recognition of the South American republics, and the late recognition of the independence of Hayti by France, the British Government should any longer hesitate to perform this act of justice. The Jamaica merchants have memorialised the Government on the subject, and are most anxious now that it should be immediately done. " In British Guiana, the name and memory of the martyred Smith is still loaded with obloquy ; and it is recorded in the chronology of the colony, as well as in its judicial records, that he was a convicted traitor, sentenced to death for his crimes. Ought the memery of so good and just a man to be thus stigmatized ? And cannot the foul slander be re moved?" These disclosures will open the eyes of such of the people of this country as believed that the Planters were uninfluenced by their fears in responding to the call made upon them by the Imperial Parliament. Still there is nothing in the conduct of the Planters to create any strong degree of astonishment in the public mind. It is not in the nature of things that men should change the habits of their lives in a moment, to mark their conversion to opi nions which they had never before ceased to repudiate. The hand accustomed to wield the lash cannot in an instant forget to grasp the instrument of torture. When clemency was the order of the day, the Planters, like worldly minded men placed in a dangerous predicament, adopted the policy of the multitude ; but now that the ferment has appeared to subside, they try to recover the illicit gains which they suppose themselves to have lost. They adopt the policy of the hero of the old quatrain : " When the Devil was sick The Devil a saint would be, But when the Devil grew well The Devil a saint was he." The slave abolitionists must therefore note carefully the progress of events in the colonies, in order that the Negroes may derive the benefit intended by the Legislature from the Emancipation Act. Nor can a Legislature which has done so much for the coloured race throughout the world be indifferent to whatever affects the happiness of the Negro population in any part of the dominions of her most gra cious Majesty Queen VICTORIA. We perceive that Mr. P. THOMSON, on presenting some returns last night in the House of Commons, gave notice that he would next Session move for leave to bring in another Bill relating to Trading Companies. The Hight Honourable the President of the Board of Trade was pleased to add that he was unable to understand why the Bill which he had introduced into the House, and which it had sanctioned, should have been rejected by the House of Lords. As to Mr. P. TiloNtsoN's intention to renew next Ses_ .sion the attempt which has been defeated in this, it occa sions in us no manner of surprise, for nothing is more com mon than for men to persist in error. But that he should not be capable of comprehending the reasons why the Lords should have thrown out his Bill, really gives us a poorer opinion of his understanding than we were disposed to entertain before. One of the reasons at least, we think, is obvious to the meanest capacity—and that is, that this Bill of his, besides damping the spirit of wholesome enterprise, might be made an engine of fraud, malignity, and persecution. Mr. THOM SON wishes that, in all joint-stock trading companies, each individual shareholder should be responsible to the cre ditors of the company to the amount of his capital .in vested, and be liable to be sued in courts of law. Now, this may appear exceedingly plausible, and even carry with it a considerable show of justice, but when it is examined, it will be found utterly fallacious. It would give no additional security to the creditor ; and were the latter so disposed, he might bring actions at law against individual proprietors, particularly the holders of small shares, almost ad infinitum, far the purpose of heaping up expense, and putting costs into the pocket of some petti fogging friend. What more responsibility is wanted than a responsibility to the duly appointed officer or manager of the company, which latter ought to be liable to the creditors at large. This is the plan adopted in all the incorporated gas and water companies—and what evil Iris resulted from it ? On the contrary, has it not proved extremely beneficial in every respect ? There is not only no difficulty in recovering debts due by these companies, but a great facility afforded to the creditor, who has a just claim against them, and who is actuated by an honest motive in bringing it before a court of law. At the same (me, the individual proprietors, while in fact equally liable, are completely protected against the harassing attacks of private male volence or cupidity, and are therefore the more readily in duced to embark their capital in such trading enterprises as cannot be effectually accomplished except through the a2ency of a joint-stock company. Let Mr. THOMSON, then, bring forward his Bill next Session, if it so please him. We arc not in the least ap prehensive as to the result. We can tell him that he will as surely be defeated then as he has been now. In the House of Commons, however,-Lord JOHN Rus- SELL spoke strongly against the Bill, alluded to the mo tives of the author of it, declared that if it were earlier in the Session he would deal with it differently, and yet he accepted it ; and, in oeposition as it now appears, by the debate of last night, to the wishes and views of his own supporters, passed .the Bill through the House of Cent mons. We do not wisl to say any thine harsh or un pleasant, but we are .bound to observe, that the Ministers for their own credit should either have thrown the whole responsibility of the measure on the author of it and on the Peers, and have resisted it in the House of Commons, or, after deciding to accept it, they should not have questioned either the propriety of the measure or the motives of him or of those who Ind urged it forward. At present they are placed before the public in this posi tion : they decry a measure, and yet execute it—they abuse Lord Bnouou.xm, mud yet do his bidding. They or their ill-advised oreans, thAr petty-pensioned posts, saLirisl him as Puck, or malign him as Mephistcphiles, and yet acknow ledge, by do'ng his bidding, that he is their supeior. We are bound to say, as a caution to them, that we con sider this not politic ; and either they ought to hive resisted Lord BROUGHAM'S Bill from beginning to end, or they ought to caution their immediate organs not to add to the reasons which Lord BROUGHAM has for his vigorous and successful hostility. The more they decry him the less they appe:ir ; for he, unfortunately for thetn--t bough not irfiu ential as a Peer—has proved on two late w!casiens that he has more influence over the Peers than dud e h hade ve. He defeated them on the Canada quete feated the Loan CHANCELLOR. and Lord MELBOURNE, who could only muster ten Peers—such is their Lordships' confidence in Mr. POULETT THOMSON'S Bills—in support of a measurewhieb they describe of great importance and advan tagetothe trading interests of the empire. Ifthey cannot hope by newspaper attacks, whether verse or prose, to put an end to Lord BROUGHAM'S superiority, it would be wise, we think, to provoke him as little as possible. W e are the more bound to make these remarks, as we have copied - from the .2lferning Chronicle—following our vocation of impartial iournalists—a very bitter article directed against Lord BROUGHAM, the taste and judgment of which we have already condemned. Whatever objec tions calm and reflecting men may make to the political In our columns of this day will be found a very curious correspondence between the American Minister at the Court of St. James, and Mr. O ' CONNELL, relative to the cor rectness of the report of a speech of the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin, in which he is said to have charged the American Ambassador with being a slave-breeder and trafficker in slaves. The Ambassador asks, is a cer tain report of the speech to which he refers correct ? Mr' O'CoNNELL answers, No. The Ambassalor replies in sub stance, " I am satisfied," and here Emit; tle correspon dence. Notwithstanding his virtuous ind;gnation, the American 'Minister neither says that he is not a slave-breeder, nor does Mr. O'CONNELL affect t;) believe him innocent of such a crime ! Now, as the public has been appealed to in this business, we call upon the American AmbassadOr to sate plainly whether or not he is a slave-trafficker or the owner of shlves? Is he, or is he not, a slave-owner ? Let him answer this question, and we will b - 2 satisfied. Were " tl.e temporary keeper of a national edifice," as the Honourable LEIC ESTER STANK OPE properly designates the Dean of WESTMINSTER, to be regarded by foreigners as the representative of the religious community—or the community of taste in this country, we should indeed blush for England. The name of BYRON is held as sacred on the Continent as in his nat:ve country ; men of all sects and parties in France and Ger many, and even classical Italy, regard the prototype of " Childe Harold" as the most sublime poet of the age ; the first modern sculptor considered himself fortunate in P 111 . : SUN, LONDON, TilthiSDAY, AUGUST 16, Is3B. Laving been selected to transmit his likeness to p o sterity I and with praiseworthy al ac rity hastened the completion of the Work ; yet the statue has lain neglected in this country now for four years, because this " temporary keeper," with his monkish conclave, will not admit it into the national sanctuary for the illustrious dead. Not one feasible argument has been urged for its rejection, and we can account fur their conduct only in the same way that we account for the treatment Bocch.cio received at the hands of the Church .500 years ago—not because he Scoffed at religion, but because 11 4 e scoffed at those who made religion a trade. Some of the best men in this country have sub cribed to the monument ; infidels lie buried in this edifice, .vhich they guard with such religious care ; and all but these higott,cl religionists could make allowances for the faneieis wid caprices of a race proverbially irritable, and above .-.11 for the irrcgularities of a " mind sorely distresFeci," who has conferred such honour on his native land. We b lkue no oil er cuss of men but those who urge what has been urged as a plea for every enormity, would show such tv:lnt of charity and such hostility even to the ashes of the lead. To reason with such met is vain. Nothing but the strong. arm of power can move them, and. we can only hope that in this instance, as in many others, good will c,lrle out of evil, and that by next Session measures will be adopted, not only far throw ;ng op.-r our cathedrals, but for depriving men, so far be hind the a•:2:e, of a discretionary power which the public voice pronounces them unfit to use. It will be seen from the Parliamentary report, that owing to the absence of Members interested in the question, Mr. LEADER post poned his motion till next Session. Wd regret to see that the Debtors' Schedules Bill, which w .s introduced by Lord BROUGHAM, to relieve Newspapers from the effect of an unjust clause in the Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Bill, was at night withdrawn. We shall r. turn to the subject to-morrow. We are happy to learn, that it is the intention of Lord PALMERSTON, during the recess, to employ all the power of the Government in taking effectual measures against the revival of the Slave Trade. Eagland alone is capable the sustained energy necessary for the eradication from among mankind of the curse of Slavery ; and on the zeal of our Government we found our only certain hope of ulti mate success. The whole of the French Journals of Tuesday have been received, together with the Brussels Journals of the same date. They bring no news, save the little contained in the subjoined extracts : Our letters from the Royal headquarters in Spain, which are now at Onate, do not sp;:ak of any important event. Espartero was still beyond the Ebro, without making any movement, but continuing to augment his preparations for attack, which are already considerable. General Maroto has transferred his head-quarters to Villa Mayor, which is a little in advance of Estella. Our letters from Madrid of the 6th, say that intelligence had just been received there of the complete failures of the attempts made at Paris' to contract a loan in the name of Christina's Government. TouLos, Am 9—Travellers who have arrived this morning from Dragnignan, say that a terrible fire has destroyed, in the space of 14 hours the immense forest of Esterel, between Antibes and Saint Tro pe.. This Forest was more than twelve leagues in extent, and fur nished pine and oak timber, both for trade and the public service. A great part of it brlonged to the family of lourklain, the eldest son of which is Prefect of Corsica. The cause of the disaster is not known. Gazette de France. The Grand Council of the canton of Thurgau is convoked for the 0 0th to deliberate on the demand of France. The deputy of the canton in the Diet, M. Kern, is on the eve of quitting Lucerne, to go and plead in the Cantonal Assembly, of which he is one of the most distinguished Members, the same cause he so ably defended in the Diet. - IlitusseLs, A uc. 14.--The Ostend Journal says, that it is likely the iron railroad to Ostend will he quite finished by the end of the month, at least as far as the glacis of the town. It has been resolved to erect a colossal statue in marble of M. Rouppe, late Burgomaster of Brussels. Tile HAGUE, AUG. 12.—We learn that his Majesty the King will go to the camp at Ryen, at the beginning of next week. • Aun. 14.—His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Prussia left The Hague on the 12th, to return to Berlin. His Majesty's brig the Smelheid, which accompanied the Bellona frigate, on its voyage, and was obliged to put into the Cape of Good Hope, to repair, arrived in the Texel on the 12th, AMSTERDAM, AUG. 14.—We learn from Coblentz that the Leopold steam-boat, which was sunk off Armanshausen, was got afloat on the 9th, after incredible efforts; it was to be taken to Roer to be repaired the damage is not so great as was expected. BRUSSELS, AUG. 13.—Yesterday a terrible accident occurred on the iron railroad at Dindermonde. The train for Ghent, which left Ilrus.. sels at two o'clock, having got as far as Dindermonde, the steam engine was taken off to get a supply of water, when it came to resume its place at the head of the train it was done with so much impetuosity and carelessness that three waggons and five chars-a-banes and diligences were literally crushed by the violence of the shock. Happily, all the passengers had not taken their seats. Thirty persons were more or less severely injured ; a lady had her forehead cut operi all across,. others I were thrown to a distance without injury. . - - Hamausion, Auo. 11.-There is no change today in theprices of Foreign Funds. Since the arrival of the English mail a great 'deal of wheat has been purchased at an advance of ten to fifteen dollars FrenCh. The Echo de l'Este, of the 12th inst., states that on the 3d the fete of the King of Prussia was celebrated by the garrison of Luxeinburg, which comprises nearly 8,000 men, in a rather singular fashion. The soldiers being completely relieved from duty on that day, crowded the coffee-houses and taverns of the town, and after copious libations, those of an entire battalion assembled, as if by enchantment, and traversed the town singing the " Marseillaise hymn," and crying " Liberty for ever 1" The few officers who came forward to put an end to the disorder were ill.treated. As may be supposed, the cachots (black holes) were found on the next day to be filled with the mutineers. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARts, AUGUST 14. Flue per gents., 1111 70c. 65c. 70e... Four per Cents., 104 f. Three per Cents: 81f. 80f.:930. • Bank Actions, 2,%35f. Itente de Naplis, C9f. 70c. 85c. 75c. Roman Five per Cents., 101% Spanish Actives, 22 22%. Belgian Five per Cents., 104. Belgian Three per Cents., 74f. sc. Belgian Bank, 1,415 f. Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents. 23% 23. Hayttan Loan, 350 f. EXCHANGR ON LONDON. • One month, paper, 25f. 42%c.; money, 2!.f 40c Three months, paper, 25f. 30c.; money, .:sf. 27%c. LATEST PRICES. Five per Cents. Illf. 70c. Three per Cents., 81f. • Bank Actions, 263.51. Romans, 1014. Belgian Loan, 1033 i. Belgian Bank, 1,445 f. Portuguese Three per Cents., 233(. Spanish Actives, 22%. Hsvtian Loan, 350. DUTCH FUNDS.-AMSTERDAM, Atm 14. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. ..... 101 N. 102 A mort Syadic, 45 per cent. osh 95% Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent. - - Commercial Company, 4 , per cent ...... 165 166% Ditto (1432 and ism 5 per cent. Loan 1836, 4 per cent. Ditto 1437, ti per cent. 99U f.93i Exchange on London, One month l2 121 e Two months BELO lAN U NDS-Bausset.s, Aua. 14. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 51 er Cent. lOl% Loan of Thirty ........... 91 % Loan c,f City, 1E332. 4 per Cent 9B* Society of Commerce, 4 I- 9 per Cent 147 Rank of Belgium, 5 per Cent l4O National Society . 126% ftrusseis Papers, Aug. 14. A USTRIAN FUNDS.-VIENNA, Ara. 6. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents, Three per Cents. Shares .............. Zeitung. Aug. 11. Letters from Constantinople of the 25th ult. announce the arrival there of advices from Herat, which was still besieged by the Persians under the immediate command of the SCHAH. The British Ambassador, Mr. MiNEIL, find ing that his efforts to induce the SCHAH to raise the siege were counteracted by the presence of a Russian Envoy, who promised that if the siege was continued, he would provide the besiegers with the assistance of a number of Russian enAineers, demanded his passports, and withdrew flom the Persian Court. He proceeded towards Tubrez, intending, if not recalled by the SCHAII on the only condi tions upon which with honour he could return ; to continue his journey to the Turkish frontier. It was, however, generally believed at Constantinople, that the SCHAH; alarmed at the consequences of a misunderstanding with England, wou!d raise the siege of Herat, and entreat the return of Mr. M‘Ncit. to the Persian Court. Without attaching more than a proper degree of impoi tance to this event, we cannot help . being struck with the forcible manner in which it illustrates the insidious policy of Russia. Whichever way we turn, there we are sure to meet with evidences of her lust of dominion, or of her hatred of liberty. In Turkey, in Egypt, in Persia, and in Spain, her agents are equally clilig,:nt in the p rosecut i on of her fell purposes. For this evil a war with Russia is the only remedy. Resuscitate Poland, establish her national independence, and the intrigues of Russia will be no longer dangerous to the peace of Europe and the liberties of mankind. PROROGATION Letters and Papers from Madrid to the Bth instant, have reached us this morning. On the sth, a courier from ESPARTERO reached the capital at a late hour in the even him, with dispatches for the QUEEN and the President of the Council. A Cabinet Council was summoned, w hi c h sat till midnight, but though the despatches were supposed to be favourable, in consequence of no change having taken place in the Ministry, no part of their contents was suf fered to transpire. It ;las, h3wever,supposed that Messrs. MoN and CASTRO, and perhaps M. LATRE, would resign, in consequence of the violence with which they had been assailed in ESPARTERO'S preceding despatches. W e hive no accounts of the slightest importance from the theatre of war in Spain. AIUNAGORRI was.only await ing ESPARTERO'S attack on Estella, to enter Navarre. General O'DONNELL bad orders to make a diversion in his favour. ".^' PARLIAMENT THIS DAY. HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, The state of Public Business enables me to close this protracted and laborious Session. . _ I have to lament that the civil war in Spain forms an exception to the general tranquillity. I continue to re ceive from all Foreign Powers the strongest assurances of the:r desire to maintain with me the most amicable re lations. The disturbances and insurrections which had, unfor tunately, broken out in Upper and Lower Canada, have been promptly suppressed, and I entertain a confident hope that firm and judicious measures will empower you to restore a Cons.titutional form of Government, which unhappy events have compelled you for a time to suspend. I rjoice at the progress which has been made in my Colonial possessions towards the entire Abolition of Negio Apprenticeship. I have observed with much satisfaction the attention which y o u have bestowed upon the amendment of the Domestic Institutions of the Country. I trust that the mitigationof the law of Imprisonment for Debt will prove at once favorable to the liberty of my Subjects, and safe for commercial credit ; and that the Established Church will derive increased strength and efficiency from the restriction of the granting of Benefices in Plurality. I have felt great pleasure in giving my assent to the Bill for the Relief of the Destitute Poor in Ire land. I cherish the expectation that its provisions have been so cautiously framed, and will be so prudently exe cuted, that whilst they contribute to relieve distress, they will tend to preserve order, and to encourage habits of industry and exertion. I trust likewise that the Act which you have passed re lating to the Composition foe Tithe in Ireland, will increase the security of that property, and promote internal peace. GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, I cannot sufficiently thank you for your dispatch and iberality in providing for the expenses of my household and he maintenance of the honour and dignity of the Crown. I offer you my warmest acknowledgments for the addition which you have made to the income of my beloved Mother. I thank you for the supplies which you have voted for the ordinary Public Service, as well as for the readiness with which you have provided means to meet the extra ordinary expenses rendered necessary by the state of my Canadian possessions. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, The many useful measures, which you have been able to consider, while the settlement of the Civil List, and the state of Canada demanded so much of your attention, are a satisfactory proof of your zeal for the public good. You are so well acquainted with the duties which now devolve upon you in your respective counties, that it is unnecessary to remind you of them. In the discharge of them you may se curely rely upon my firm support, and it only remains to e xpress an humble hope that Divine Providence may watch over us all, and prosper our united efforts for the welfare of our country. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—A very melancholy acci dent occurred last night, about eight o'clock, near the Yorkshire Sting°, New-road. As Mrs. Thompson, a widow lady of fortune, re siding in Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road, was driving in her phaeton down the New-road, accompanied by two ladies and her daughter, the horse shied at a dust cart belonging to Mr. Collins, of Chapel-street, which was standing at the door of a house. The horse began to plunge violently, and the unfortunate lady, over come with terror, let go the reins, and was precipitated, head foremost, on the pavement. She was taken up in a state of insensibility, and was immediately taken to a surgeon who resides in the neighbourhood, where it was found that she had sustained the most serious injuries. Miss Thompson and the other two ladies escaped unhurt. On enquiry at Connaught-terrace this morning we were happy to find that Mrs. Thompson is mending, although but slowly. The Manchester Times states that Excise Officers employ persons to go about and tempt unwary householders to purchase illicit spirits, and that the Excisemen then pounce upon those whom their agents have thus tempted, and compel the Magistrates, who have no discretion in the matter, to convict in heavy penalties. The Rev. Doctor Huntley has presented 5001. as a donation to the Charity School of the parish of St. Marylebone. CAB ACCIDENT----Last evening between seven and eight o'clock, a respectable young woman named Elizabeth Albert, who residus with her friends in Manchester-street, Manchester-square, was crossing Oxford-street, by Duke-street, when she was knocked down by acab, the driver of which was intoxicated : and though she escaped being run over, yet her fall was so severe that she sustained a compound fracture of the right leg, about three inches above the ancle. She was removed in a state of the greatest agony to the residence of a medical gentleman in the neighbourhood. After the lapse of a week, the Tories (from some unknown cause) rallied their drooping spirits, and demanded a scrutiny like men; but it was of no avail ; the reform party struck off 52 votes, and the Tories 26, after two days hard work, when the latter finding themselves getting worse and worse, declined all further proceedings.— Lincoln Gazette. The Bakers in the city and suburbs are this day selling the four pound fine loaf at lid., household do. 9d; We observe that the same rise has taken place in Edinburgh.—Glasgow Chronicle. RAILOADS.—There is a point of excellence in the railroad system which we have never yet seen alluded to, or remarked upon. '.:lt is this—that the system, such as it is now established, with all its combinations and arrangements, is decidedly the greatest proof we know of the improvement and advance of English society, not only in mechanical inventions, but also in those superior methods of social intercourse which soften the ruggedness of existence, anti make smooth the diurnal interchange of man with man in his various avocations.— Brighton Patriot. DISAPPOINTED FAIR ONE.—At a parish church in this city, one morning in the early part of this week, the worthy officiating minister, after having received due notice, attended to solemnize the holy rite of marriage between, as was supposed, two eager candidates for the pleasures of connubial felicity ; but after wait. ing in anxious expectation for the space of an hour for one of the party (the bridegroom), the attending fair one naturally became seriously alarmed. At length all doubt on the subject was removed by the ar rival at the church of a small parcel containing a note from the false de ceiver, to the effect that since the preceding day he had altered his mind; but as he had been the means of causing her to leave her situa tion as a servant girl, he enclosed the sum of 71. as a remuneration, advising her to return to service as quick as possible, and think no more about it ! Western Luminary. The venerable Lord Chief Commissioner Adam's birthday was celebrated on the 2d inst. at the family seat, Blair Adam, N. 8., by a numerous company dining together, who had the satisfaction of meeting his Lordship, who then completed his 87th year. General Sir Frederick Adam, late Governor of Madras, son of the Lord Commis sioner, was present. The formation of a musical library by Mr. E. Tay lor, the Gresham professor of music, has begun under very favourable auspices. The first donation was made by her Majesty ; and several works of magnitude and value have been presented by publishers and other individuals. Messrs. Coventry and Hollier, in particular, have given a set of the works of the late Gresham professor, the celebrated Stevens. The Fishmongers' Company, a few days ago, liberally voted a donation of 25/. to the library fund; thus setting an example which will doubtless be followed by the other corporate bodies of the city of Lon. don, for whose benefit Gresham College was expressly established by its patriotic founder. .TEMPERANCE ADVOCATES..—The maxim that the end sanctifies the means, seems to have been recently adopted by the snore zealous advocates of the tee-total principles, at least if we may judge from the intemperate way in which they urge the adoption of their opinions. They have begun in good easiest to carry the war into the enemies' quarters—we mean the public houses, having commenced lec tures on the evils of intemperance at their very doors. One young per. son, in particular, has rendered himself peculiarly active in this way ; and the crowds collected have been so inconvenient, by obstructing the streets, that the police have been repeatedly called on to interfere. We elitertain no doubt of the excellence of the intentions of these persons ; but it is a pity they do not see that these irregular proceedings of theirs, by bringing themselves and their cause into contempt, is the most cer tain method they could devise to defeat their own ends.—Edinburgh Courant. DREADFUL ACClDENT. — Yesterday morning, as Mr. John Stewart, of 57, York-terrace, Regent's. park, was proceeding gin his cab,- a ccompanied by two friends, on turning the corner of aOlracnii ar d. s treet, Oxford-street, the vehicle, which was progressing with the mos t dangerous velocity, came in sudden and violent collision with a w h ee l e d chaise belonging to a Mr. Gilby, of York-road, Lam- I beurt°hwhich it shattered to atoms, the persons who were in it narrowly escaping d es t r uction. Mr. Stewart was, however, less fortunate. His awr'oaasi:rokeir to pieces, and he himself precipitated some distance into thecl d senseless and bleeding, and in this state he was conveyed to the nearest surgery, where it was ascertained that his right arm was fractured in three places, and that he had received other injuries of a ycry ser i o us natura. He was ultimately conveyed to his re, idence as above- on a stretcher by 121 D and other constables. Surgical assist_ ante was called in ; his arm was set, and he was put to bed, and remains a t resent in a very alarming condition. TIE E LATE LORD CULL EN.—Long after he had assumed the toga lie continued his imitations, and was successful in catc hing the p e culiarities of many of the leadi ng mem b ers of the College of Justice. His attainments in this way having reached the ears of the then Lord President, he was invited by the legal dignitary to a dinner Marty, w here, after the cloth was removed, he exhibit e d a success i on of imitat i o ns of the most eminent practising barristers. His L o rd s hip was highly delighted, and hinted that h e nee d not li m i t himself to the bar, but that lie might, without offence, make free with the bench. Cul len, in the excitement of the moment, took the hint just given, and qu i c kly the whole race of" paper Lords" passed rapidly b e f ore the eyes of the astonished President, who applauded the actor warmly for his astonishing powers of mimicry. " But," said his Lordship, " why am I excepted ? I cannot really allow this." Cullen would not for worlds take oft•his host—the latter insisted, and in an evil moment the guest yielded, and the Lord President of the Court of Session was given to the lie, Those present roared with laughter, with one solitary exception. Who the stoical individual was who did not share the general mirth may he guessed, when we locution that the giver of the feast, after an unsuccessful attempt to affect indifference, and unable longer to contain his wrath, at last, with much bitterness, ejaculated, " Very amusing, Mr. Robert —very amusing, truly ; ye're a clever lad—very clever; but j u st let me tell you, that's no the way to rise at the bar."—Kaye's Edin burgh Portraits. YD'S SHIPPIIS . G.-(1111S 1)X DEAL, Ace. M.—Wind E. N. E., Moderate,Camo down from the river and sailed, the Ranger, Herbert, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Margaret, Richardson, for Rio Grande ; Chandos, Hayes, for Palermo ; Caroline, Barnard, for Ali cant ; Catherine. Kenn, for Quebec ; Planet, Thompson, for Bordeaux ; .limes Harris, Wright, for Quebec ; Kingston, Newham, for ditto ; and Summetry, Ritchie , for Miramichi. Arrived, and proceeed for the river, the G psey, Gibson, from the South Seas; and Thomas Carty, from New York. PORTSMOUTH, AUG 15.—Wind N. to S. S. W„ fine.—Ar rived the Liverns, Dads, from Riga ; and D•ligence, transport, from Eastward. Arrived off the John, Gi.lard, from Riga ; Blenheim, Coxon, from Ortega ; Vite, Hunter, from Arch angel. Passed by Latina, for Quebec ; Renovation, from ditto ; and Anna, Coulter, for Jamaica.' Fat.morTn, AUG. 15.—Wind N., moderate breezes, and fine.—Sailed the Perseverance, for Quebec ; Forsiglighelen, Ewald, for Brest ; and Ali 4 a. B rrcluTs, for Leghorn. LivEarooL, AUG. 15.—Wind N. N. W. light.—Arrived the Jesse, from Quebec; Shakspeale, Henderson, frorn Rest gouche ; Lord Russell, List, from Palermo ; Premier, New man, Cephalonia. S:riled, the Little Catherine, for Demi. r rra ; Ruby, Lisbon ; C itherinc Ann, Newfoundland ; Mayflower, Cumming, for Gibraltar ; Alexander, Calcutta ; Victoria, for Berbice ; Reliance, f r Ctara ; Mamood, for Paraib• , . The Actorara, Deccan, fur Philadelphia, in hauling out of dock, drove her stern in against the pier, and split her rudder. DOVER, AUG. 15.—Arrived if, the Barnard, Scott, from Quebec ; and the Dogrel-, from St. Croix. NEweonT, AUG. 13.—Arrived the Ebenezer, Hullman, from Prince Edward's 1-land. . . LANCASTER, AUG. 14 —Arrived the Zero, lierviv, and the Vigilant, Ballantine. from Riga. WHITEHAVEN, AUG. 14.—Arrived the Richardson, Hannah, fro• , , Quebec. CLYDE, Aea. 13 —Arrived the Charity, Thom, Antigua. CORK, AUG. 13. Arrived the Perfect, trAn Lon don. Off Port, the Trafalgar, Sims, front Cotton; Pyramus, Livesay, front Honduras. LIMERICK, AUG. 13.—Arrived the Richmond La , s, Quebec. ABERDEEN, AUG. 13.—Arrived Commodore, Young, Riga. LEITH, AUG. 13.—Arrived the HolLuiug. Pieper, and Ro sana, liurovv, from l'illau ; Sirene. Lip north, from Da I , zie. SToCKTON, AUG. 13, Anived Chieftain, Sparks, Quebec. HULL, AUG. 15.—Arrived the Domus. from St. Peters burgh ; Beste. Warrick from Rostock ; Treundschaft, from Memel ; Rob Roy (steamer), from Ilanihurgh. YARMOUTH, AUG. 15.—Arrived the Arethuia, Laens, Riga. LYNN, AUG. 15.—Arrived the Tren BradM., front atidzic. CHATHANI, AVG. Is.—Arrived the Memnon, Lii,vs, Riga. RomsEY, An°. 15.—Arrived off port, the George Andreas; from La Guayra. AMSTERDAM, AUG. I.—The Calmar, Rolling, from Antwerp to Bergen, put in here 6th inst., leaky, with pumps broken, but was ready for sea on the Bth. PORTSMOUTH, Are. 15.—The Pilgrim, Holtson, arrived here from Stockholm, with the ioss of main topmast, bound to Rio Janeiro. HULL, AUG. 13.—A brig was seen on shore about four miles south of the Red Buoy, and laying on her beam ends, by the Rob Roy (steamer), arrived here from Hamburg. DOVER, AUG. 15.—The Harriet, Trott, arrived offthis port from Antwerp, got in contact this evening with the Eliza Scotland, of Liverpool, bound to London, under quarantine in these Roads ; the latter has carried away jibboom and brought up ; the former continues under weigh, but has torn her inizen in pieces, and may have sustained other damage. The Ariel, Cozen, bound for Newcastle, sailed from Brille 7th inst., for Rotterdam, put into Rotterdam, in consequence of having sprung a leak. The Anna Margaretha,.tiinne, from Amsterdam to Bremen, was assisted into Enkhuizen Bth instant, with lost of an anchor and cable,'and in a sinking state. The Amity, Pain, from Newcastle to Jersey, was driven on shore near Dunkirk on Monday night—crew saved. The Penelope, Mulsen. from Venice to Amsterdam, was totally lost 11th inst., off Eyerland—crew saved. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY (THIS DAY):TWELVE O'CLOCK. To •; • , the present flour we are without any arrivals of conse quence, and the Continental intelligence by the French Papers are of minor importance, consequently it is expected that the operations in the Funds this day will be of a limited description. The sudden and unexpected proroguing of Parliament this day has greatly_ surprised our City politicians. The Batavier arrived late yesterday afternoon, and we have received this morning the Journal of Commerce of Antwerp of yesterday's date. The Accounts from Holland by the Batavia, state that the rye crops in East Friesland have been greatly damaged by the weather; and on the banks of the Rhine, the wheat and rye present a bad appearance. From Baden, Munster, and other places in Prussia, the accounts are unfavourable respecting the crops. THE FUNDS. Consols which closed yesterday at 9.q money, and 94-k for the Account, opened thi, morning at 94 i .i + money, and tor the October Account, 941 g ; Exchequer Bills, 74 76 ; India Bonds, 76 78 ; Bank Stock, 2071 2081 ; India, 264 265,4. This being settling day in the Foreign Market, the brokers and jobbers were busy in settling their accounts ; the differences being small, the settling is expected to go off well. Spanish Active, 21 s ; Portuguese, ; Three per Cents, 24,4 ; Brazilian, 834 ; Mexican, 244 251; Dutch Two-and-a. Half, 5444; Five per Cents., 1024 PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Bank Stock .... .... 3 per Cent. 7.ie - .. .. ...... ....„. 94% 4 3i C;Ato l;onfi , 3 per Cad. Cons .. .., ~,.. 314 per Cont.—. ~. - Ditto Red......... ... ..... ....... lON 2 ; New Ditto -..- - New 3% per Cent ..... 101Y4 ki ,' 3 poi Cent. Annuities. :' , l , - • New 5 per Cent.... ..... —1 Exch. Bills, .CI, .ii. ... ..... 74 73 orn Rink L.mgAnnultkstoexpire I Ditto - ....50 0 76 73 oir.. Jan. 5, 1860 1514 9-16 . Ditto Small ... Oct. 10, ;859 15% , Ditto Commercial ......... Pm. Jan. 5, 1960 —,' Ditto Advertised — -- Pit Jan. 5, 186 0 — I Sank Stock for Account...... 208 71 April 5,138 i• — I Ind!.l..V.tock for Account... ...... Jan .i, 1870. — I Consols for Acconnt ......... ..34% 4 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCF . Austrian Bonds Belgian .13Onds 10 2 1 74 I Ditto Account ..... .. ....... ..... Ditto Account Portuge.be Bond , BraTilian Bonds ...... ............ 83% 1 4, 1 Ditto New 80nd5............... 36 '4 Ditto Account ~........ Buenos Ayres Bonds — Date, 3 per cent... ........... ; Ditto Account — Ditto Account .................. C , illian 80nd5...-. ............ Ditto Account . — Russian Bonds, 182'2 ... ..... Coitimbian Bonds. .... , Ditto Account ... ...... .... Ditto Account - Columbian Bonds, 1824 - Spanish Bonds — Ditto Account Duniti Bonds .... Ditto Accoun t...... — I alto Account Greek Bonds... .. Ditto Bonds, 1825 — — 4 per cent Ditto Account —l 3 par cc: t• ....... ..• '—f. — r Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent —; --- Excm , ing e Ditto Account .. —I Dutch, 2}; per cen' 541 Ditto, 6 per cent. Ditto Account Neapolitan .......... —I Ditto Account — PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per share Candonga Alining Company 75,', 1014 94.,i Birmingham and Derby Railway Company ..... Great Western Railway Company London and toreenwich Railway Company V 16!.i PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, AUGUST 14. 3 per Cent. Consols .3 zi,,Gran , l Canal Debs. ti per cent. 314 per Cen , . Stock loo7il Ditto, 4 per cent. ... Ditto Reduced lOO ~., I Hibei nian Bank . — Ditto New, 1830 3'4 par Cent. Debentures Bank Stock ... 199 City Debentures, 4 per cent.... Royal Canal Stock — Ballast Office Debentures, 4 per Grand Canal Stock ..... HALF-PAST ONE. Consols may be quoted at 94 for the Account ; Money, 94. Exchequer Bills receded 76 73 prem. ; India Bonds, 74 76 73 lower ' • Bank Stock, 2071 208 ; India Stock, 265. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active lower 21A- ; Porta. geese also, 361 ; Three per Cents. 231 ; Dutch - T :co and a Half per Cents . 544- ; Five per Cents., 1024 -ft. The receding of Consols, which were in the morning 94, is attributed to our Ministers leaving Persia. Very little doing in Shares, prices lower. Great Western, 13 premium; Brighton, 2(1- discount. Nothing doing in Asplialtes. THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock "US India Stock '2 :5 3 per : ent. Red 'lo4 Ditto Bona , 73 3 per Cent Cons 9l ;Ditto Old Annuities — 554 per Cent 3 34 e per Cent. Red 11 , 2! Ex Bills, 1, 00/ .2y 2 ti 73 pir. New IN per Cent 1111 , !, Ditto 50 / it pm Long Annuities to expire , Ditto 50W 13 ptr Jan. 180 ; Oct. 1550 Jan. 1860 •• S.n)l_,T AND WELIANUTON SUN." The days of the ancit'nt Peruvians have returned to us, at tit- instigation of Mr. Murdo Young, one of the most spntlted journaLsts in London. Tilat gentleman, in a Inca sante. has torewl us into idolatry ; and not to worship his Golden Sun Ne,spaper, and its splendidly-engraven d por trtOt of the (been, would be as inconsistent with the goo tio4e of the age, as it would be adverse to - the feeling, now so happiiy prevalent, to encourage merit and successful en terprize wherever it may be found ; but our praise must not stop here :—the particn;ars of the late Coronation havo been folloxed by a no less methpi - ions illustration of s kill,. in the publication of admirable medallion portraits, in the same style as that of the Queen, of the Marshals Welling ton and Soult.—Taunton Cola ier. The Sun Newspaper !published on Saturday last con tained too exquisite portraits in the medal ion style of co gravieg, of the two " great c..ptains"—Soult and We lington. A 3 specimens of art th , y are faultless, and, ;is ,cell as the portrait of the Queen published in the Goldeps Sun, are worthy of the best style of mounting. We doubt. not that The San has, by its late unprecedented bra iancy, re-opened a "golden harvest" fur Mr. Young's treasury,—Sussex Express. The style in which the medallion portraits of the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Soult are got up by the spi rited proprietor of The Sun newspaper, exceeds any of the kind which has been yet produced. As works of art they are far superior to the portrait of the Queen, wine" appeared in the Corooation Sun.—Blackburn Standard. Th.! Golden Sun (as it is with strict and literal truth named), and a double number of the same paper, I ave been sent us by the proprietors. They are, at once, unique And p rfect. The former is wholly printed in gold, and has beautiful medallion medallion portrait of the Queen ; the latter has' portraits, equally fine, of Wellington and Soult. Whether such thingi, are, or are not, out of place in a newspaper , is a question which we shall not discuss ; that they are :admi rable, perhaps unequalled productions of art, is beyond all doubt.—Brighton Gazette. • FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian, 5 per cent 1)7%1 Portuguese Fonds, 5 per cent.. 71'1; Belgian, 5 per cent lON. Ditto New Ditto .... ......... ... 36 -•!_i Brazilian Bonds 8 ;14 ; Prussian, 5 per cent — Buenos Ayr -s, 6 per cent. Chilign, 6 per cent — i Ditto, Metallic — Cotomb:am, 6 per cent Spanish, 5 per cent 2 1 ., Ditto, :824 2; l 4lDitto, Consolidated — Danish, 3 per cent — 'French, 5 per cent. I ID; —, Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange Mexican, 5 per cent. — ,French, 3 per cent Ditto, 6 per tint., 1825 — ,1 hitch, 21,4 per cent. 5 1!2 Peruvian, 182.5,6 per cent 1 7 34 I Ditto, 5 per cent. .... 10214 (CLOSING PRICE OF SHARES.-(TIIIS DAY). Birmingham and Derby Railway 32 Great Western Railway 77M, London and Brighton R iiiway London and Greenwich Railway l_o_ don one. Croydon' IL:f lway (New Scrip) ... ......... Manchestcrand Birmingham Railway THE HARVEST.—A most favourable cFange has taken place in the weather, v. WI every prospect of its cent nu.ng to be fair ; and we may re.isonably hope, notwithstanding the cod : , zl.l un genial winds which have so long prevailed, and the heavy rain shat has fallen within the last fort tkht, that no injury has been done which fine weather may not retrieve; and that the crops will not be eventually damaged. We do belive that the representations of the :tate of the latter in several districts have been greatly exaggerated for interested purposes; and that no absolute failure has in any instance taken place; and we will trust in Divine Providence for bringing to perfection the harvest with which our fields are teeming. It is admitted on all hands that the potatue crop will be most abundant—great in produce ant ex cellent in quality; and this in itself is a great blessing, and ckie for which we should be duly grateful, being that upon which the poor mainly depend for food.—Dublin Evening Mail of Monday. TILE NEW AGITATION.—MR. O'CONNELL.-- The Corporation Bill, which it was so confidently predicted would be law this Session, will not be law. It is rejected ; and for once the Tories, in their hatred of Ireland, have concurred in her wisheS. The „Bill is thrown out—and there must be agitation. But what becomes of the Tithe Bill ? If that pass, it will be the source of greater agitation. Mr. O'Connell will lie in Dublin on Tuesday. He will call a public meeting on Wednesday. The public indignation will get concentration and effect-- " To give it then a tongue, and make it speak, \Vero :vise in man." In the mean time every thing which can indieiVe public opinion is o impoitance on the new agitation, its means and objects.—Pilot. DISTRESS IN SHETLAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In my letter, as printed in the Morning Chronicle of Tu-sday, and copied into your journal of the same day, there are some errors in the abstract of the survey of the parish of Unst, which I shall feel obliged to you to correct, by insert ing the following tabular statement, copied from the original document, which I enclose for your inspection. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, A. BARCLAY. 54, Burton-street, Friday. Abstract of a Survey of the parish of Unst, in respect of food, made on tLe 6th, 7th, Bth, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th, of March, 1838. 602 Individuals having no provisions. 207 250 213 202 146 207 116 188 9 Weeks' ditto 10 Ditto ditto 11 Ditto ditto 3 Months' ditto 14 Weeks' ditto 4 Months' ditto 18 Weeks' ditto 5 Months' ditto 6 Ditto ditto 66 123 2,480 Average time provisions may last-31 days, nearly. DUBLIN-WEDNESDAY. About twelve o'clock this day Mr. O'Connell arrived at 11 4 residence in Merrion-square, in excellent health. The Hon' and Learned Gentleman travelled by way of Liverpool, fro which he crossed to Kingston in one of the City of Dubl i Company's steamers. We refer to our advertising column' for a notification from Mr. O'Connell, requesting a m ectitl of his Constituents at the Corn Exchange to-morrow. l e shippiag list to the Chamber of Commerce from Kingstow.T dated 10 o'clock a.m., reported a steamer in the offing w""_ colours displayed. On reaching the Pier it was found to 110'7 conveyed Mr. O'Connell, with the Member for Meath , afl others of his friends.--Dublin Evening Post. HARVEST.—The weather, we hope, has set fair. The twt i : last days are exactly such as the farmer would pray for—such, in short, as will give us, as we anticipated, an abundant har vest, though a late one.—/bid. The Corporation are still crowding the Registry Court %vit.! their " Freemen." A goodly batch of thirty-six mitted yesterday. The names, amongst which we obscr that of Mark Beresford, have been published, under the 110 849 of " Birth, Marriage, and Service." Up to the present dor their magnificent Honours have held, that no one could V mitted as of " right," and so the Town Clerks stated in a fe, - turn to the House of Commons. What is the meaning of o ' ls change ? It is, of course, a manoeuvre, to evade the scrutinY of a Parliamentary Committee. In any case, however, mat ters cannot be so bad as they would have been rendered by the late Bill, as altered by Lord Lyndhurst, which gave were acyto power of manufacturing f reemen , w i t h out controu l or limit s ; tion. It is evident that the Corporators themselves now feel the necessity o f some d egree of caution in their proceeding s- ; of doing their work in a less slovenly manner ; but they r o still as ripe for mis c hi e f an d j o bbi ng as ever—per h a p s more" only that it is to be done safely.—Dublin Evening Post. - r Lord and L a d y H o ll an d w ill s h ort l y l eave town •f ° a continental tour of two months. Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Ereshy and fara ii) ; leave town on S a t ur d ay f or t h e i r seat in i'ertlishire. His LordshiP i obliged to officiate at the prorogation to.day has delayed the raw" departure for Scotland. Lord and Lady Charles Fitzroy have left Burlingi ton House for Latimers, which ancient seat his Lordship will °e a ! during the absence of the Hon. Chas. Compton Cavendish in Gerrnat"i The Mar qu i s an d M arc hi oness o f Ail es b ur y town on Tuesday, for their seat, Tottenham Park, near M a rlborot l g ,. ' e Wilts. Lord and L a dy E rnes t B ruce l e f t yesterday, on a v i s it to r t r " te Noble Marquis and Marchi oness, w h o i n t en d entertain i ng a large sir of friends during the autumn at that splendid scat. Lord Panmure is entertaini ng a l arge party of sP °rt i : ing friends at Brechin Castle, in the county of Forfar. No (IW ie . -, North Britain is more abu n d an t i n grouse an d game o f ever y descr:P jo : 'rile Bishop of Chichester is on a visit to his so n-li o ! law, Mr. Strutt, M.P., at Derby ; he will return to the palace ea' 4 ) , September. Lord Bur g h ers h an d th e H on . G enera l Upton I 1A ye left Brussels, en route, for Milan. Count Bathyany has left for Milan, to attend as Hungarian noble at the Coronation of the Emperor of Austria. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland Sion House, this morning for Aluwick Castle, Northumberland. _"10 Grace, being Pre s id en t o f th e B r i t i s h A ssoc i a ti on, w ill rece ive air number of scientific visiters at Alnwick shortly after his arrival. The Earl of H arrow hy l e ft t own thi s mo rning l“ Sandon Hall, Staffordshire for the season. r His Excell enc y C oun t P ozzo di B orgo gav e a g- A if l a diplomatic banquet, the l a st f or th e season , yes t er d a y even ing, at 'Ol burnham House, to their Royal Hi g hn esses th e P r i nce an d Prince' t ' hi , Oldenburg (attended by Count T o l s toy a n d th e B arones s Cl'Ar e dame el'honueur), Prince and Princess Schwarzenberg, Prince 3 . 17, Princess Soutzo, the Landgrave of Fur tenberg, Count Sentft 111 1: 0 1 the Austrian Minister at the Hague; Prince Paul Lieven, Coa ti !. t ne Esterliczy, Baron and Baroness von Rehausen, Chevalier Islis , ele"„o, French Amba:sador and Madame Sebastiani, anti Countess Zavati7loo, Prince El.erliazy was invited, but he was unable to attend. T i i o n, gold was served in a style of extraordinary magnificence. The 193 :i0n, gold and silver plate of the Arnbassztoor was displayed on the ee . ' or ies and the domestics of his Excellency wore their splendid State covered with gold lace. lat e Arran Lodge, the beautiful marine villa o f the .10 Earl of Arran, has been taken by Lord George Lennox, who will there with his family during the bathing season. TIIE Ol'EltA —PLEASURES AND PAIN'S."'" av a Opera has been called a soul subduing, effeminate entertainment his possibly the possessor of a box or stall, who is permitted to oceoP_Y, 1,0 place without a struggle, an d g i ve hi mself up to t h e i n fl u ence :t i e , A t favourite singer or comp oser , may fi n d i t so. B ut who t h a t witne-' t t he this period of the season th e pit d oors i n a state of ; s i ege, the lush opening, the attack on the men in the lobby, and every availablef tion in the oren area of th e pi t carr i ed by assault, will so misp lace n to word " effeminate," as to apply that epithet to operatic ainto einc ot t Thanks to M. Laporte, music, like love, favours the brave. But s "L e , 10" 1 confess that we liked Mozart we ll enough b?fore we fought for t-P" d o or s that having paid for an Opera ticket—to wait half an hour withot . l : h ot, —to struggle another half w i t hi n — and at length, with infinite til l and pressure, to win our way to a standi ng place, where little iseces heard and less to be seen, by no means endears the pleasure or en' the recreation.—Monthly Chronicle. 'nor the VAUXIIALL GARDENS. — Y ester d ay even v r ,oo grand Naval Fete which attract e d so l arge a concourse of sPee tAt e ° oo l ', Wednesday last, was repeat e d ; an d certainly the number of P ae tICIP present, consisting chiefly, as heretofore, of members of then reviot° profession equalled, if indeed, it did not surpacs that on th e Pre u occasion. 'Notwithstanding the late h our at w hi c h the arn' o lsh a ll terminated, thousands of th e v i s i tors, when we left, were s tills hi the the animation inherent in true votaries of Terpsichore, engaged Of enjoyment of the merry dance. XTRAORDINARY SEIZURE.— crentle n ' a r l „ . orse ° seized, large fortune a „, n .a d y n f o r b o l tn e e n ° e h e t t o i n o n t s o has London, in his carria g e conseg and fOa he er , riage containing smuggled goods. A replevy has just been tow—eat payment of 5001 . It appears that the coachman had the 1.04 erVal, two hall.ankers of Hollands gin within the vehicle, and hi, foloertoti; the footman, angry at not being let into the secret, laid an inf° ooth and a seizure of the carriage and horses was the consequenc e. servants have been dismissed. Y e „ e return n iv o e f that Aim b s e o r m s e to consequence eti; REPRESENTATION OF OLD TRINITY' te forfrg n s i i e t a i s n ur i e ,ar a i ff i ' a ,;c n t e i n n t g fu p r a t r i t i i e es ., eligible to rs 1000 very quietly through the Lower 1 - louse We presume it q u _A glil t‘ pose of relieving parsons from the necessity of tij holding I " en des ign." . ,.. 4 cation by an annual contribution of IL—the relief being_ „, or sor e give assurance of the election of Mr. Shaw ard Dr. Lei . l. _ ° f o proj .... equally distinguished champions of intolerance, no matter .; ! e n:: c os 1 0 , 1* Views of public policy may break in upon the future res . id . t ' be o p tier s Sisterfor the pt! i r i, envy. We think in other respects a sounder Reform ha ve D e :,, especially as we understand that the funds thus obta Dy, strictly devoted to the increased accommodation of the,sto nts .; Register. erection of new buildings and the improvement of